bó
踣
fall down; collapse and die
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to trip and fall; to stumble and fall down
literaryA literary term. Often implies falling forward or collapsing, and can sometimes carry the connotation of falling dead or being struck down. Not used in modern spoken Mandarin.
Lù路
huá滑
nán难
xíng行
，
bù不
shèn慎
ér而
bó踣
。
The road was slippery and hard to walk on, and he carelessly stumbled and fell.
Zhòng中
jiàn箭
ér而
bó踣
。
He was hit by an arrow and fell down.
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Jī饥
hán寒
jiāo交
pò迫
，
dào道
yǒu有
bó踣
zhě者
。
Suffering from hunger and cold, there were those who had collapsed on the road.
Lì力
jié竭
shēn身
bó踣
。
Exhausted, his body collapsed.